Wall type can opener for key type cans



Feb. 28, 1956 A. E. LINES WALL TYPE CAN OPENER FOR KEY TYPE CANS Filed June 4, 1954 lHllllllH INVENZI OR. firlh urE. Lines ATTEI RN EYS United States Patent WALL TYPE CAN OPENER FOR KEY TYPE CANS Arthur E. Lines, Farmersville Station, N. Y.

Application June 4, 1954, Serial No. 434,477

3 Claims. (Cl. 220-52 This invention relates to openers for cans of the type wherein the cover is retained in position on the body with a strip of material and wherein the strip of material is peeled from the can with a key having a slot therein, and in particular, a wall bracket, U-shaped in elevation and having an intermediate horizontally disposed partition spaced from a lower arm or base whereby with a crank having a slotted shaft rotatably mounted in the arms of the bracket a sealing strip of a can is adapted to be rolled on the shaft in the area between the partition and lower arm or base of the bracket and wherein the rolled sealing strip is removed from the shaft by drawing the shaft upwardly by the crank.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a can opener whereby a sealing strip of a can may be efiiciently removed and wherein pressure is applied to the strip evenly so that the entire strip may be removed without tearing or breaking.

The conventional slotted key supplied with cans having sealing strips twists and turns whereby pressure for drawing a sealing strip away from the body of a can is applied, first on one side and then on the other, making it difficult to turn the key and also causing the sealing strip to tear and break. With this thought in mind, this invention contemplates a U-shaped bracket having horizontally disposed arms extended from a vertically positioned base with a spacing post between the arms and also with an intermediate horizontally disposed partition spaced from the lower arm and, in combination with this bracket, a shaft having a slot in the lower end and a crank on the upper end is adapted to berotatably mounted in vertically aligned openings in the extended ends of the arms and partition.

The object of this invention is, therefore, to provide means for forming a can opener for cans in which the covers are secured to the bodies of the cans with sealing strips in which the sealing strips are adapted to be rolled and consequently removed from the cans with a rotatably mounted crank.

Another object of the invention is to provide a wall bracket for opening cans closed with sealing strips .in which the bracket is adapted to be used for conventional cans now in use.

A further object of the invention is to provide a wall type can opener for removing sealing strips from cans in which the device is of a comparatively simple and economical construction.

With these and other'objects and advantages in view, the invention embodies a vertically disposed shaft having an open slot in the lower end and a crank on the upper end rotatably mounted in parallel plates forming arms extended from a base and means whereby the arms are adapted to be supported on a wall or the like.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description taken in connection with the drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the structure of the improved wall type opener for key type cans.

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Figure 2 is a side elevational view showing the improved can opener and illustrating the use of the device where a portion of the sealing strip of a can is rolled on a slotted shaft of the can opener.

Figure 3 is a sectional plan through the can opener with the parts as shown in Figure 2 and with the upper arm and crank of the device omitted.

Figure 4 is a detail showing an end elevational view of the can opener with the device turned on one side and illustrating the method of withdrawing the slotted shaft from a roll, such as a rolled sealing strip.

' Referring now to the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts, the improved wall type can opener of this invention includes horizontally disposed arms 10 and 11 extended from a base 12 with an intermediate horizontally disposed partition 13 spaced upwardly from the lower arm 11 and with a shaft 14 having a slot 15 in the lower end and the crank 16 on the upper end rotatably mounted in openings 17, 18 and 19 in the arms and partition.

The arms 10 and 11 are retained in spaced relation with the tubular spacer 20 positioned on a pin 21, the pin being secured in openings in the upper and lower arms and base 22 of the partition 13 with heads 23 and 24 which are formed by riveting over the ends of the pin. The base 22 of the partition 13 is also secured to the lower arm 11 with rivets having heads 25 and riveted over lower ends 26.

The base 12 of the bracket is provided with openings for screws 27 by which the bracket may be secured to a wall or frame of a window or cabinet, as indicated by the numeral 28. It will be understood, however, that the bracket may be mounted on any other suitable device and may be secured to the device by other means.

In the design shown, the crank 16 is secured to the upper end of the shaft 14 by riveting the upper end of the shaft over forming a head 29 and the extended end of the crank is provided with a knob 30 that is secured in position with a nut or washer 31 that is held by peening the end of a stud 32 extended from the knob or the knob may be secured to the crank by other means.

As illustrated in Figure 4, the crank 16 is bent upwardly from a point 33 whereby after rolling the sealing strip on the shaft the shaft is adapted to be drawn upwardly using the point 33 as a fulcrum whereby the shaft is started from the roll or sealing strip and completely withdrawn therefrom.

By this means a can opener is provided whereby the extended tab of a sealing strip of a can may be extended in a slot 15 in the lower end of a shaft 14 and with the can held in position, as illustrated in Figure 2, the shaft 14 is rotated by the crank '16 whereby the sealing strip, which is indicated by the numeral 34, is readily removed from a can, such as the can 35, without danger of the strip being pulled to one side or the other and thereby making it possible to remove the complete strip.

The complete device may readily be attached to a wall surface by placing the screws 27 through openings 36 in the base 12, as shown in Figure 1.

It will be understood that modifications, within the scope of the appended claims, may be made in the design and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. In a wall bracket can opener, the combination which comprises a U-shaped bracket having spaced horizontally disposed arms extended from upper and lower ends of a vertically disposed base, a horizontally disposed partition spaced from and mounted upon one of said arms and positioned between the arms, said arms and partition having aligned openings in the extended ends, a shaft having an open slot in the lower end rotatably mounted in the openings of the arms and partition, and a crank having a knob on the extended end secured to the upper end of the shaft.

2. In a wall bracket can opener, the combination which comprises a L I-shaped bracket having spaced horizontally disposed arms extended from upper and lower ends of a vertically disposed base, a horizontally disposed partition spaced from and mounted upon one of said arms and positioned between the arms, said arms and partition having aligned openings in the extended ends, a shaft having an open slot in the lower end rotatably mounted in the openings of the arms and partition, a crank having a knob on the extended end secured to the upper end of the shaft, a pin having heads on the ends extended through the arms, and a spacing tube positioned around said pin.

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3. In a wall bracket can opener, the combination which comprises a bracket having spaced arms extending from ends of a vertically disposed base, a partition spaced from and mounted upon one of said arms and positioned between the arms, said arms and partition having aligned openings in the extended ends, a shaft having an open slot in the end thereof rotatably mounted in the openings of the arms and partition, and a crank having a knob on the extended end secured to the shaft.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,693,897 Johnson Nov. 9, 1954 

